History & Reputation

Located in thriving New South Wales, Sydney Rare Book Auctions was founded in
2011. With a team of directors boasting over 50 years of experience and an extensive
knowledge base in the rare book trade, the auction house specializes in books and
manuscripts, maps, prints, photography, and art. To date, Sydney Rare Book Auctions
has partnered with Invaluable.com for sixteen auctions.

Sydney Rare Book Auctions caters to a cosmopolitan audience, offering items
which are very uncommon to the Australian market. Recently, they sold a sixteenth
century illuminated manuscript antiphonal, which realized $13,200; a monastic prayer
book, which garnered $3,100; and an additional velum manuscript, which brought in
$3,600. Additionally, a Jane Austen First Edition fetched $5,200, and a rare medical
book (1669) sold for $4,000. A plethora of rare maps were auctioned for far above their
high estimates, as well, including an 1803 Map of the Indian Ocean ($2,300), a 1606
Map with Terra Australis ($4,000), and a 1799 Map of New Holland ($1,200). Sydney
Rare Book Auctions boasts a strong clearance rate and stout interest in their unique
fare.

Services & Staff

Sydney Rare Book Auctions offers pre-sale viewings prior to each auction, and also
encourages interested individuals to book an appointment for a
private walk-through.

Meticulously itemized catalogues for each auction are compiled by leading
specialists with great expertise in rare and antiquarian books. For information regarding
Sydney Rare Book Auctions' upcoming events and highlighted items, or for details
concerning appraisals and consignments, contact them through this
link.

Follow Them Online

Sydney Rare Book Auctions features a comprehensive website, with catalogues of past and
future auctions, which may be perused, here. Additionally, they
regularly post
bulletins which emphasize highlights for upcoming auctions, as well as notable
results from concluded sales. They also maintain an active Facebook page.